Statistics and IQ in Developing Countries: A Note

Oasis Kodila-Tedika, Simplice Asongu and Florentin Azia-Dimbu ()
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Florentin Azia-Dimbu: Kinshasa, DRC

No 15/030, Research Africa Network Working Papers from Research Africa Network (RAN)

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between intelligence (or human capital) and the statistical capacity of developing countries. The line of inquiry is motivated essentially by: the scarce literature on poor statistics in developing countries and an evolving stream of literature on knowledge economy. We establish a positive association between intelligence quotient (IQ) and statistical capacity. The relationship is robust to alternative specifications with varying conditioning information sets and control for outliers. Policy implications are discussed.

Keywords: Statistics; Intelligence; IQ; Education, Skill (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D02 D73 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2015-09
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